John stowe



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Letters Pate-nt No. 106,091, dated Aug/ust 2, 18.70.

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AThe. Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and'making part of the same.

I, JOHN STOWE, of Lawrence, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented'an Apparatus for the Treatment ot a Fracture of the `4Lower Jaw Bone, of which the following is a specification. l

vThe drawing shows twoviews of thfe appara-tus in nse. y l r My invention consists ofrtwo main parts- ,r `I1`i`1`-st,asplint of a shape to correspond with the lower jaw, andsuidciently rigid to keep the parts of' l `the fractured bone in place, and

Secondly, of a head-piece, formed to lit the topof V thehead, andserve asa support to vthe splint; these two parts being connected together by straps, so that the splint will be held in place by the head-piece.

In the drawingf` Ais the head-piece.

B, the. splint, y G ai'lG, the side straps, and 1D, the back strap. l `The bodies of the head-piece and of the splint are `formed o f perforated tin, stiffened by having a wire soldered to them near their edges; they are shaped `to correspond'with the upper part ot the head and with thel lower jaw, and are lined with cloth.

Then in use folds of linen or cotton are interposedbetweeu the jaw and the splint. Straps are'attached to this splint, as shown, and these straps are buckled to `corresponding straps Iattached to the head-piece. Y

By loosening one of these straps at a time, any Wounds ou the side of the head or jaw can be dressed 'without disturbing the splint; the apparatus can be tightened or loosened at any point, as the swelling increases or diminishes; any uncomfortable bearing ot the head-piece can be relieved by a slight change= of its position, and this change of position can be made by lengthening or shortening the straps on either side and behind, without disturbing the equal bearing ot'V the splint.

I claim as my invention- The combination of' the splint and head-piece, substantially as described.

Witnesses:

Helmen C. BACON, ARTHUR W. DYER', FRED. W; MCLANATHAN.

. JOHN sTOWE.- 

